The new-generation Audi Q5 Sportback and SQ5 Sportback will arrive in Australian showrooms this month with a $12,000 lower starting price, joining the regular Q5 SUV range which was updated earlier this year.

The Q5 Sportback – a rival to the BMW X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe – now starts from $84,500 before on-road costs for the base TFSI 150kW FWD, a saving of $5200 compared to the outgoing Q5 Sportback 40 TDI quattro S line entry point.

The savings don’t apply across the range, with the flagship SQ5 Sportback TFSI increasing by $1585 to $125,900 before on-road costs. A new ‘purist’ SQ5 Sportback ‘edition one’ does bring down the price of entry to the performance hero, however, to $109,900 – nearly $15,000 less than the outgoing SQ5 Sportback.

Where the old Q5 Sportback sat b

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